18947457. SYSTEM ON CHIP AND APPLICATION PROCESSOR (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)

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SYSTEM ON CHIP AND APPLICATION PROCESSOR

Organization Name

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor(s)

Junhee Yoo of Yongin-si (KR)

Jaehyun Kim of Incheon (KR)

Jingyu Ahn of Seoul (KR)

Wooil Kim of Suwon-si (KR)

Manhwee Jo of Seoul (KR)

SYSTEM ON CHIP AND APPLICATION PROCESSOR

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18947457 titled 'SYSTEM ON CHIP AND APPLICATION PROCESSOR

Original Abstract Submitted

A system on chip (SoC) and an application processor are provided. The SoC includes a memory controller configured to control a memory; a plurality of function modules configured to access the memory through a memory interface; a system interconnect circuit configured to operate based on a first clock signal and connect the memory interface and the plurality of function modules; and a power controller configured to control the first clock signal to be periodically gated, and control the memory to operate in a lower-power mode during a period in which the first clock signal is gated.